Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-13
THE DEAD STATESMAN.
The Remains of I'm A. Logan Consigned
to the Tomb with Impressive
Ceremonies.
FUNERAL CEREMONIES.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-BetOre taking
the remains of the dead general from the
family house it was announced that there
would be short prayer in the death
room az which only the family and a few
Intimate friends would be present. Mrs.
Logan entered supported upon the arm
of her son, and reverently knelt al the
head Of the coffin. Her grief was pitiful.
Her face bore upon it tie expression Of
an Undesirable, endless woe. The rela-
tives instlnctively leaving aspace around
the chief mourntr, gathered in groups
about the bier, and the pas or, who last
Sunday afternoon had prayed as life de-
parted from the body with voice some
what broken by emotion, committed
once more the mourning family to God.
BENEATH THE DOME.
Arriving at the capital, the hearse
stopped before the main flight of steps.
The ten grand army bearers moved tle
casket and slowly and reverently bore
it toward the door
That same bier has borne all that was
mortal of Lincoln and Sumner and Chase
and ThaddeUS Stevens and James A
Garfield, and to-day, not only the struc-
ture, bnt the drapery was the same 9
that which covered President Lincoln
funeral couch.
VIEWING THE REMAINS.
Thtn at two O'clock the gates we're
opened and the long procession IN double
lines, one on each side or the casket be-
gan. Thousands Of people toOk . look
at the dead soldier and senator.
IN THE TOMB.
The ball of the senate was tastefully
though not claborateIy draPed, and the
chair Of the dead senator was covered
with Grape. The clerks desk was al
most hidden in bank Of floral emblems
f1nked on the right and left respectively
10y huge anchor of white and immense
representation of the badge Of the 10Th
army corps. Two or three hundred al
dltiOnal chairs haa been arranged il
rows for the accommodation Of those
who wanted 20 attend.
The sena,ors came in singlY in pairs
AMI took the seats assigned to them to
the left Of the presiding officers desk,
leavirg the four front rows vacant. At
a quarter before 10 O'clock, clad in their
si.ken robes Of office, entered Chief Jus
lice White and associates, Justice Brad
ley, Gray, Field, anG Matthews, tagether
with the officers Cf the supreme court
and took their seats assigned to {; Q
right of the presiding offi>er's desa
Uoon the right, and behind them cane
the repres9n atives Of the administration.
Secretaries Bay ard, End;cott, Whitney,
aud Attorney General Garland, who
placed in the front row upon the right.
The president was not able to be present,
The char assigned for him was left va
cant The galleries were thoroughly
filled. The sea- reserved for the lam-
ily of the pres 'ent were occupied 10y
Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Folsom, Mrs. Villas
Mrs. Manning and Mrs. Lamont.
ENTRANCE OF THE BEREAvED FAMILY.
At 10 o'clock hush fell over the
assembla9e, and as the procession Of
mourners entered the north door of the
chamber every occupant of a seat upon
floor rose. Mrs. Logan, heavily yelled,
was supported by her son, Maj. and Mrs.
Tucker and their son Logan Tuckcr.
Cornelius and James T. Logan, brothers
of the general, Miss Andrews, the aft
ance of John Logan, Jr., and Mar!
Bradh, Cherished friend of the family
and the mother Of the household, COM
posed the mourning procession.
Following the mOGrners came the fun
eral procession headed by the Rev. DR..
Newman, the officiating Clergyman, R-v
Dr. Butlar, Chaplin of the Senate, Bishop
Andrews Of the Methodist church and
Rev. DR.. o II. Tiffany, of Philadelphia,
The solemn services We're begun by
reading the ninth psalm by Bishop An
diews, and Dr. Butler read the burial
services, part Of the fifteenth Corlni-
thans. Prayer was offered by DR.. Tiff
fa1y and the funeral sermon was deliy-
cred by Dr. Newman.